by Steve Purdy | Jul 23, 2017 | OTHER STORIES
A Culinary Delight In the fall of 1968 I was 20 years old, had been in and out of college without much to show for it, and was at eminent risk of being drafted to be cannon fodder for the war in Viet Nam. With my brother Wendell’s help I found an open slot in the...
by Steve Purdy | Jul 23, 2017 | OTHER STORIES
Ain’t Mother Nature grand! An intense summer storm ripped through here a couple hours ago. My pretty blonde and I were out on the deck, she petting the black cat and I putting away the leaf blower after clearing the deck of a week’s accumulation of debris. The wind...
by Steve Purdy | Jul 19, 2017 | OTHER STORIES
To tell this story I must first introduce you to a charming cat and a classy automobile. Both play significant roles in this description of a summer day rich in adventure and detail that exemplifies the life of this Midwest auto writer. Dickens was a beautiful,...